UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev is unsure who’s next for him now that Beneil Dariush lost. At UFC 289, streaking top contender Dariush (22-5-1 MMA, 16-5-1 UFC) was stopped in the first round by Charles Oliveira (34-9 MMA, 22-9 UFC), whom Makhachev submitted last October at UFC 280 . After Oliveira’s impressive performance against Dariush, UFC president Dana White said a rematch with Makhachev makes sense , but Makhachev admits he was looking forward to fresh blood. “The fight was good,” Makhachev said in a recent interview translated by “YukaHero.” “Oliveira won, but I was rooting for Dariush
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For UFC champ Islam Makhachev, ‘everything turned upside down’ by Beneil Dariush’s loss – MMA Junkie